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PM lashes out at EU fisheries panel over 'red card' idea
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- PRIME Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha lashed out Friday at a proposal from a European parliamentary committee to "red card" Thailand for illegal fishing practices, saying his government had taken better action than many other countries.

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US content with Thailand’s indictment of human trade suspects

BANGKOK, 24 July 2015 (NNT) – The United States is supportive of Thailand’s decision to indict a group of individuals alleged of involvement in human trafficking while encouraging the Kingdom to push on with its fight against the problem.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa....trade-suspects/

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Money, commuting time and poor social skills taking a heavy toll on Thai families
The Nation

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BANGKOK: -- MANY THAI families no longer have time for each other nor do they have warm relationships, due to financial struggle and overly long journey time to and from work.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/843149-money-commuting-time-and-poor-social-skills-taking-a-heavy-toll-on-thai-families/

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General among 72 indicted over human trafficking

BANGKOK: -- THE government said yesterday it would indict 72 people, including a senior Army officer, over human trafficking after the plight of desperate Myanmar and Bangladeshi migrants stranded at sea triggered an international outcry over the grim trade.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/843152-general-among-72-indicted-over-human-trafficking/

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Two Pheu Thai politicians get a year in jail for libel
THE NATION

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Pheu Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit is escorted into the Bangkok Remand Prison yesterday. The Supreme Court sentenced him and former Pheu Thai MP Kiartudom Menasawat to a year in prison for libelling former Constitutional Court president Wasant So

BANGKOK: -- PHEU THAI Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit and another party politician were sentenced to a year in jail yesterday for libelling former Constitution Court president Wasant Soypisut.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/843003-pheu-thai-ex-spokesman-prompong-another-mp-to-serve-one-year-jail-term/page-2#entry9658859

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Revision of broadcast-telecom regulator bill urged
WATCHIRANONT THONGTEP
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- MEDIA SCHOLARS, consumer-rights groups and broadcasting associations yesterday jointly called for a revision of the new draft bill governing the national broadcasting and telecommunications agency, in order to maintain the independence of the broadcasting regulator and press freedom - and to support the industry's growth.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/843154-revision-of-broadcast-telecom-regulator-bill-urged/

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Calls for media law to allow more participation
WASAMON AUDJARINT
THE NATION

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BANGKOK: -- REPRESENTATIVES of media organisations met with some members of the National Reform Council yesterday in an attempt to ensure that the new press reform law would be more participatory, and truly improve media professionalism.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/843155-calls-for-media-law-to-allow-more-participation/

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Baht unlikely to slide below 35/$
ERICH PARPART
THE NATION

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BANGKOK: -- ECONOMISTS believe the country's status as net creditor and the current account surplus will strengthen the baht after it had hit a six-year low to the US dollar on Thursday, however the global price of gold is expected to continue to drop due to the strengthening of the US dollar.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/843156-baht-unlikely-to-slide-below-35/

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Courtroom at Koh Tao Backpacker Murder Trial Hears of More Thai Police Blunders

Charlie Campbell


Police investigating the murder of a pair of British backpackers on an idyllic Thai beach have revealed that they didn’t check key CCTV cameras — the latest troubling admission in a case deemed an acid test for Thailand’s justice system.



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Misunderstanding blamed for abandoned friends at North Pattaya Petrol Station

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PATTAYA: -- The reason behind a group of friends being abandoned at a North Pattaya Petrol Station was finally revealed on Thursday Night as the driver of the car that left Pattaya without his passengers, gave himself up to Police.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/843160-misunderstanding-blamed-for-abandoned-friends-at-north-pattaya-petrol-station/

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WWE cuts ties with Hulk Hogan amid report that he used slurs

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has severed ties with Hulk Hogan amid a report that one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling history used racial slurs in a conversation caught on a sex tape.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/843162-wwe-cuts-ties-with-hulk-hogan-amid-report-that-he-used-slurs/

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Obama returns to Kenya, reunites with father's family
JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Fulfilling the hopes of millions of Kenyans, Barack Obama returned to his father's homeland Friday for the first time as U.S. president, a long sought visit by a country that considers him a local son.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/843165-obama-returns-to-kenya-reunites-with-fathers-family/

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Families of Germanwings victims honour unidentified remains

LE VERNET, France (AP) — The families of those killed in the Germanwings plane crash released white balloons into the air Friday, holding a ceremony in the French Alpine village exactly four months after the plane's co-pilot crashed the Airbus 320 into a nearby mountain.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/843170-families-of-germanwings-victims-honor-unidentified-remains/

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More than 100 suspects face Thai human trafficking charges

THANYARAT DOKSONE, Associated Press


BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's state prosecutors recommended charges against more than 100 people, including a Thai army general, in a multinational human trafficking scandal that came to light after dozens of bodies were discovered in the country's south earlier this year, a spokesman said Friday.



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Myanmar ethnic peace talks recess without peace agreement

AYE AYE WIN, Associated Press


YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A three-day round of talks between the government and leaders of ethnic rebel groups concluded Friday without a sought-after ceasefire draft agreement to end decades of fighting.



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Caution Urged as Myanmar Poised to Embrace More Mining

Ron Corben


BANGKOK— New mining laws in Myanmar are expected to come into place after November’s national elections, enticing more foreign investment, but rights groups fear local communities could be imperiled without more solid legal protections.



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Cambodian Senate OKs restrictions on non-government groups


PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's Senate on Friday approved tight restrictions on non-governmental organizations, rejecting appeals from rights groups that say the law could be used for political repression.



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